Superintendent, Mine Planning

Job Title: Superintendent, Mine Planning 

Reporting to: Mine Manager 

Business Unit / Function: GGM

Department: Mining 

Why This Role Matters 

Develops and maintains short-term, medium-term, and life-of-mine plans in coordination with Geology, Mining Operations, Processing, and Technical Services to achieve production and business targets. 

What You Will Deliver 

Mine Planning and Design 

• Develops and maintains short-, medium-, and long-term mine plans with relevant technical and operational functions. 

• Produces and reviews mine designs, production schedules, extraction sequences, and development plans to optimize resource utilization, safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness. 

• Coordinates with Geology to incorporate resource models, reserve updates, and grade control information into plans and production forecasts. 

Performance and Optimization 

• Monitors actual mining performance against approved plans, analyzes variances, identifies constraints and risks, and recommends corrective actions. 

• Conducts mine optimization studies and evaluates mining methods, equipment requirements, and operational strategies to maximize resource recovery and minimize operating costs. 

• Drives continuous improvement opportunities within mine planning processes, systems, and technologies. 

Business Planning and Technical Governance 

• Prepares annual operating plans, production forecasts, manpower requirements, budgets, and capital expenditure proposals for mine planning and development. 

• Maintains the accuracy, integrity, and availability of mine planning data, survey information, and technical reports. 

• Leads technical studies, feasibility assessments, mine expansion plans, and resource utilization reports. 

• Reviews and approves planning deliverables, technical reports, designs, and schedules against company standards, regulatory requirements, and industry best practices. 

People and HSE 

• Supervises Mine Planning personnel, provides technical guidance and coaching, and deploys department resources effectively. 

• Implements HSE requirements in planning activities and participates in risk assessments and incident investigations. 

What Success Looks Like 

• Short-, medium-, and life-of-mine plans align with approved production and business objectives. 

• Mine designs, schedules, forecasts, and technical reports are accurate, available, and compliant with company and regulatory requirements. 

• Planning variances, constraints, and risks are identified and addressed through timely corrective recommendations. 

• Mine planning activities improve resource recovery, operating efficiency, and cost effectiveness while meeting HSE requirements. 

Minimum Qualifications 

• Bachelor’s degree in Mining Engineering. 

Experience 

• Eight to ten years of mining experience, including significant experience in mine planning and scheduling. 

Skills That Matter 

• Good knowledge of English 

• Achievement Orientation 

• Teamwork 

• Ethics and Values